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Speaking cynically, the motivation of the essay (and in particular stuff like his thin-gruel attempt to wrap himself in the flag of social justice) seems to be
by smitherfield 10y ago
Speaking cynically, the motivation of the essay (and in particular stuff like his thin-gruel attempt to wrap himself in the flag of social justice) seems to be recruiting an internet brigade to harass his colleagues into reversing their decision, or simply as retaliation.
- phdysfunction 10y agoI'd say it's perhaps the former, since he's a little dickhead whose tenure was denied based on his attitude, and in part for harassing his colleagues. The other part is his research output, which is not that great either: much of the work he had was done at Harvard, and his work at Buffalo isn't that great.